SOLUTION: If x = 1 and x = -8 then form a quadratic equation.

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Question 153690: If x = 1 and x = -8 then form a quadratic equation.
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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x=1 or x=-8 Start with the given solutions


x-1=0 or x%2B8=0 Get all of the terms to the left side to make the right side equal to zero


%28x-1%29%28x%2B8%29=0 Use the zero product property to join the two equations.


x%5E2%2B8x-x-8=0 FOIL


x%5E2%2B7x-8=0 Combine like terms.


So x%5E2%2B7x-8=0 has the solutions x=1 or x=-8